LPM's Swartbooi backs Israel in Iran conflict, calls for cease-fire

The Landless People's Movement backs Israel against Iran during their current conflict. Party leader Bernadus Swartbooi announced this position at a Tuesday press conference held at Windhoek. Iran has threatened to destroy Israel for more than four decades according to Swartbooi. The LPM leader stressed his party wants the violence against Palestinian civilians to end immediately. He called for both sides to agree to stop fighting.

Swartbooi explained that Israel earned his party's support after helping Namibia with its genocide court case. The Middle Eastern nation filed legal documents supporting Namibia's claims about historical killings. Israel understands what surviving genocide means according to the LPM leader. He said the case involves specific ethnic groups rather than all Namibians. The Ovaherero, Nama, San and Damara people suffered these historical crimes.

The party leader accused Iran of causing problems across the Middle East through other groups. He said Israel never stole territory like Arab nations and Iran have done. Swartbooi believes that region will never achieve lasting peace. His party favors creating separate Israeli and Palestinian states as the best solution. The LPM disagrees with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's foreign policy positions on this issue.